2025 Regular SessionRhode Island Legislature

S0343: Requires all lifeguards, and park rangers, to be trained in administering opioid antagonists, and would require all public beaches to keep available a minimum of four doses of opioid antagonist.

Legislative Summary

FOOD AND DRUGS -- THE GOOD SAMARITAN OVERDOSE PREVENTION ACT OF 2016 - Requires all lifeguards, and park rangers, to be trained in administering opioid antagonists, and would require all public beaches to keep available a minimum of four doses of opioid antagonist.

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Bill History

2/21/2025
Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services
Senate
2/28/2025
Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/04/2025)
Senate
3/4/2025
Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Senate
4/18/2025
Scheduled for consideration
Senate
4/21/2025
Meeting postponed (04/24/2025)
Senate
5/2/2025
Scheduled for consideration (05/06/2025)
Senate
5/5/2025
Proposed Substitute
Senate
5/6/2025
Committee recommends passage of Sub A
Senate
5/7/2025
Placed on Senate Calendar (05/13/2025)
Senate
5/13/2025
Senate passed Sub A
Senate
5/14/2025
Referred to House State Government & Elections
House of Representatives
5/16/2025
Scheduled for consideration (05/20/2025)
House of Representatives
5/20/2025
Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence
House of Representatives
5/23/2025
Placed on House Calendar (05/29/2025)
House of Representatives
5/29/2025
House passed Sub A in concurrence
House of Representatives

Roll Call Votes

Passage In Concurrence
5/29/2025
68
Yea
0
Nay
7
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passage
5/13/2025
34
Yea
0
Nay
4
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(5/13/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Documents

Comm Sub
Bill Text5/6/202513.6 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/21/202513.4 KB